June 2005
Intermediate to advanced
568 pages
24h 7m
English
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Java-Based Desktop Mapping with Openmap #66
Chapter 6, Mapping on Your Desktop
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Java-Based Desktop Mapping with OpenmapHack #66
Make personalized maps on your desktop using a free Java program.
While its history goes back farther than written language, serious cartogra-
phy has always been a pursuit of governments or wealthy, esoteric intellec-
tuals—until now. For the past decade or so, we have had the computational
power to run mapping software on desktop PCs, and a number of compa-
nies have provided us with digital atlases with extensive street maps. In the
mid-1990s, MapQuest exploded onto the scene, forever changing the way
people send out party directions. None of this software, however, really
allowed people to personalize their maps. That continued to be a feature of
software that cost thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars. Only
recently has lower-priced, consumer-grade mapmaking software become
commonplace, and it still isn’t as easy to use as your average Microsoft or
Adobe product. However, for über-hackers like us, it’s ready for prime time!
Preparation
This hack gets us started with mapmaking in Java by installing an open
source application called Openmap and making a custom map of the United
States with it. First we’ll need to install Java. Openmap requires only a Java
Figure 6-20. Two related maps at different levels of opacity, highlighting the area on
which ...
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